Samsung Laptop Battery Meltdown

Samsung has admitted that a battery in one of its laptops melted.
The notebook battery emitted smoke after being used for about three and a half hours on a pillow, according to a fire department official in Seoul.

The battery burned a bed and a floor, but did not cause a big fire, he added.

A Samsung’s spokesman said the notebook was the P10 model that was produced in 2002, but did not give further details, such as the battery manufacturer.

“We are checking details of the incident,” says James Chung, the company spokesman.

The report follows a spate of battery fires, incidents and recalls over the past couple of years, involving the vats majority of major laptop manufacturers.

Last year, a leading scientist from the Tokyo Institute of Technology warned that the fundamental technology behind lithium-ion batteries is dangerous and needs to be rethought.

Last month, a battery pack in an LG laptop exploded while in the sleep mode.

Source – PC Pro

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